Abram Zuil man remanded over 2014 fatal accident
Twenty-six-year-old Nicklous Singh of Abram Zuil, Region Two was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.
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Twenty-six-year-old Nicklous Singh of Abram Zuil, Region Two was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.
A month after the government removed the excise tax on fuel there has been no further decrease in prices following an initial drop.
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday said that teachers no longer need a “release” to pursue their degree in education at the University of Guyana as classes will be held outside of school hours.
(Bloomberg) Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to prohibit the LGBTQ-rights flag from being flown on the corporate flagpole outside its offices during Pride month in June, prompting a furious backlash from Houston-based employees.
Residents of Kaibarupai, Region Eight will soon be able to enjoy first-time access to potable water through a new Water Supply System.
The trial of Rocky Lalu and Somar Shako who are accused of the 2016 New Year’s Day killing of Dewaun Anthony Baksh, is set to commence this morning at 9 before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the High Court in Demerara.
Local firms waiting to register for oil and gas contracts will soon be able to do so as Director of the Local Content Secretariat (LCS) Martin Pertab says that the agency’s online portal is 95% completed and will soon be launched.
After being closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, public schools fully reopened their doors yesterday.
Four new COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday. The new cases came after 305 COVID tests were conducted.
At around 10.30 am on Sunday at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, an 18-year-old inmate was found with 92 grammes of cannabis (marijuana) hidden in his underwear, the police said in a release yesterday.
Police Constable 23131 Hill was today charged with the offence of Simple Larceny, Contrary to Section 66 (c) of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act Chapter 8:02, committed on Ravindra Singh, a 27-year-old businessman of Hubu Public Road, East Bank Essequibo.
Autopsies on the bodies of the two men found in the Marriott Hotel parking lot on Saturday have proved inconclusive, the police today said.
American Airlines (AA) today said that Justin Teixeira who was found dead in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel on Saturday morning was not an employee of the airline.
On April 22nd, 2022, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport intercepted a female outgoing passenger destined for the United States with a quantity of suspected cocaine, concealed within her carry-on bag.
Commentator Ralph Ramkarran says the issues that new Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton wants to have addressed with President Irfaan Ali would be better handled in a parliamentary committee.
With the intention to ensure there is sustainability in its operations, the management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Company’s Asphalt Plant is moving to procure a bitumen emulsion plant.
Pointing out that only one member of the APNU+AFC was present when the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Constitutional Reform met last week, government members say that the opposition is not serious about the process.
GBTI Mutual Funds, a subsidiary of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry, registered an after-tax profit of $207.5m for the year ended December 31, 2021 after incurring a loss of $92.7m in the previous reporting period.
Access to a steady supply of potable water has been a challenge in Itaballi, Cuyuni/Mazaruni, villagers say as they called on the authorities to improve the situation.
Chinese oil giant CNOOC – ExxonMobil’s partner in Guyana’s lucrative Stabroek Block – surged 44% in its Shanghai debut on Thursday, after raising 28.08 billion yuan (US$4.41 billion) in a public stock offering Reuters said that the shares began trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange at 12.96 yuan, 20% higher than the offering price of 10.8 yuan.
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